Employees are eligible to enroll in the 401K Retirement Plan the first of the month following their hire date. X8 will make a Safe Harbor matching contribution of 4% of the employee’s salary. X8 also provides a discretionary contribution at year’s end to enrolled employees of up to 6% of their annual salary.
X8 covers 1x employee annual base salary, up to $100,000, for Basic Life insurance. Voluntary Life Insurance is available up to an additional $200,000 of coverage. X8 covers the cost of Short-Term Disability insurance and benefited employees have the option to purchase Long-Term Disability insurance.
X8 believes in supporting the individual growth of its employees. The annual reimbursement limit of $5,000 (calendar year) is provided to full time employees. This may be used towards career related certifications, accredited college educations or professional development conferences that are related to the employee’s career field and X8 business offerings.
At X8, we foster the entrepreneurial spirit. We provide resources and time for employees to work on their own innovations with support from other members of the team, to help the idea become productized and taken to market. We have created an incentive program for these endeavors to reward employees for their innovations.
X8 is employee centric. They are always checking up on us to make sure we’re comfortable with the work. They care that we don’t feel overburdened. We’re never micromanaged. They also stress the importance of family. When my son returned from his military service, they advanced my PTO to take time to be with him. It was just a few months after I was hired. And a few months later, I had to take time off for a death in the family that required me to travel out of the country. There was no question that I could take vacation to be with the family during this time.
It’s the little things that make a big difference. Team luncheons just to check in and see how you are doing. Getting a pizza and sitting in the office, chatting with the CEO. Care packages delivered to your home during a pandemic. Virtual happy hours and hangouts. Those things have never happened to me before. They mean a lot to people. You don’t see this in large companies. It builds the culture, family and unity. You’re not just a number; the company cares about your well-being and that you feel important and a valued member of the team.
From Internship to full-time employee, X8 has shown itself to be a well-managed, professional, and compassionate company. They work with your schedule and provide you with the resources and opportunities needed to accomplish your tasks. If there’s an opening near you pertaining to your career plan, I’d consider applying!
I began my first internship with X8 in June of 2020. Through this experience, I have learned valuable skills that I would not have otherwise learned through my degree plan. Because of this, most of my business and marketing concepts were acquired early on which placed me at the top of my classes. X8 has provided me with an extremely accommodating and flexible environment to balance my class and work remotely from San Antonio. I appreciate that they maintain the standpoint of education first, and very grateful to be a part of a company that treats their interns as equals!
